ITV has announced it has secured the rights to US sci-fi series Sanctuary which stars Stargate: SG-1 star Amanda Tapping as Dr. Helen Magnus, a 157-year old physician who studies monsters. The series, which is set to receive its UK premiere on the network’s ITV4 digital channel, also stars Robin Dunne as her reluctant protégé, … Read more
Rick Shick, the Grand Blanc-bred film and TV special effects artist, is going Saturday night to, he quips, “where the non-pretty people go.” That is, he and his wife, Meg, are headed to the Emmys, but not the glitzy show that honors prime-time TV. Saturday’s big night is the Creative Arts Emmys, at which technical … Read more
Sci Fi Channel isn’t about to let down “Stargate” fans. The network is set to announce the order of a new series from MGM Television, “Stargate: Universe,” that will mark the third entry in Sci Fi’s longest-running original series franchise. The green light comes on the heels of Sci Fi’s confirming Thursday that “Stargate: Atlantis” … Read more
Ten years of a record-breaking series are over, and yet “Stargate SG-1” is still very much alive and kicking. The first six months of 2008 have already seen the release of one of two (so far) made-for-DVD movies – “Stargate: The Ark of Truth” – and its accompanying CD soundtrack, two audio dramas from Big … Read more
A group of actors and actresses on both sides of the border are going online to raise money to fund the cancer treatment for one of Vancouver’s most popular actresses Babz Chula, who has currently battling cancer. Chula, the perennially youthful veteran of nearly four decades in Vancouver’s movie, theatre and music scenes, needs an … Read more
Mark Wilson has published a lengthy interview with Stargate SG1 star Beau Bridges in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy section of About.com. Beau discusses several aspects about his role as the “commander of the SGC†General Landry. It seems like Ark of Truth is a second series finale for Stargate SG-1 — the finale they were on their … Read more
Stargate Atlantis season four was pushed for the first time ever in the history of the franchise to a fall premiere. With this in mind it is reasonable to expect, that season five will also make its premiere debut in the fall of 2008. However due to the current writers’ guild strike of America, production … Read more
Stargate SG1 have been nominated at the feature film nominations for the 34th annual Saturn Awards. They are in the line up for best syndicated / Cable television series. Other nominations in this group include: Battlestar Galactica” (Sci Fi Channel) “The Closer” (TNT) “Dexter” (Showtime) “Kyle XY” (ABC Family) “Saving Grace” (TNT) “Stargate SG-1” (Sci … Read more
With the on-going writer’s guild strike in America affecting a variety of popular shows, and causing prime time dramas and soaps to be withdrawn from the air until the strike is ended, many believed that this would affect the Stargate franchise. Fortunately it doesn’t spell disaster for Stargate Atlantis fans; Stargate Atlantis is not affected … Read more
The Visual Effects Society (VES) today announced the nominees for the 6th Annual VES Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding visual effects in over a dozen categories of film, television, commercials and video games. Nominees were chosen Saturday, January 5, 2008 by numerous panels of VES members who viewed submissions at the FotoKem screening facilities in Burbank. … Read more